Santo Domingo.— The recent commissioning of the Independencia Avenue corridor has triggered warning signals in the transportation sector, after complaints arose about diversions of units outside the route authorized by the National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (Intrant). According to reports from traditional transport actors, some buses from the corridor are circulating on Mexico […]
Santo Domingo.– President Luis Abinader assured that the Dominican Republic is heading towards an unprecedented technological transformation, aimed at generating quality jobs, attracting investments and positioning the country as a regional benchmark in innovation. During a meeting with more than 400 students from the National District, the president explained that this digital boost is based […]
Santo Domingo.- The popular celebration organized for the commissioning of the Line 2C of the Santo Domingo Metro had to be interrupted due to the rains recorded in the municipality of Los Alcarrizos. The event, called Metro Fest, was taking place on the esplanade of the Pablo Adón station and had gathered a large number […]
In the framework of the 182nd anniversary of National Independence, the Dominican Episcopal Conference (CED) published its message entitled “Dominican Republic: a people sustained in hope. The ethics of duty”, in which it urges society to renew its commitment to ethical values, protect the fundamental structure of the family and participate responsibly in public life. […]
Santo Domingo.- In this first stage of the 2C Metro line in Santo Domingo, users will travel free of charge starting this Wednesday, February 25th, until Easter in a special schedule from Monday to Friday in the morning from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., and in the evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. On […]
SANTO DOMINGO, R.D. – Within the framework of the celebrations for the Month of the Homeland, the National Institute of Physical Education (INEFI) organized this Tuesday a student march that brought together more than 600 high school students, from 30 educational centers in the National District. You may be interested in:Dominican Republic will host the […]
Washington. – Legendary boxers Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will face each other again on September 19 in Las Vegas, United States, eleven years after starring in one of the most media-covered fights in the history of professional boxing. You may be interested in: Font wants to name Messi honorary president and have him […]
Santo Domingo. – Cap Cana Destination City and the Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic announced the details of the second edition of the Dominican Republic Open – Cap Cana ATP Challenger 175, which will be held from March 9 to 15, 2026, reaffirming the country as a key point within the international professional […]
Kyiv.– Ukrainian athletes will not participate in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics of Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics, scheduled for March 6, in protest of the decision to allow the presence of athletes from Russia and Belarus under their respective flags. The Ukrainian Paralympic Committee announced in a statement that the Ukrainian delegation will […]
Miami (USA). — Inter Miami CF kicks off the 2026 season of the Major League Soccer this Saturday with the challenge of defending the first MLS Cup in its history and, at the same time, fulfilling its great obsession: to conquer the Concacaf Champions Cup. You may be interested in;MLS renews for 2026 with James, […]
Beijing.- A year after DeepSeek shook the global artificial intelligence (AI) industry with its 'chatbot', China returns to the center of the technological debate with the hyperrealistic videos of Seedance 2.0, ByteDance's video tool that opens a new battle in the sector and rekindles the controversy over copyright in Hollywood. Since its launch this month, […]
Security in web browsers is more crucial than ever, as they have become one of the main targets of cybercriminals. Chrome, the most used browser worldwide, constantly faces attempts to exploit vulnerabilities, forcing Google to quickly release patches to protect its users. Recently, the company has released an emergency update that fixes the first zero-day vulnerability of […]
Santo Domingo.– HONOR positioned itself as the fastest-growing international smartphone manufacturer in 2025, recording an expansion of 55% in shipments during the first three quarters of the year, according to a report by the analysis firm Omdia. The study places the company as the most dynamic brand among the top 10 global sellers, driven by […]
Brussels.- The Chinese platform TikTok said this Friday that the investigation carried out by the European Commission, which concludes that this social network has an "addictive" design for its users, is based on "a categorically false and totally unfounded description". "We will take all necessary measures to challenge these findings by all means at our […]
Roblox has taken a key step in the evolution of video game creation platforms with the launch of its 4D Creation feature. This tool, powered by artificial intelligence, allows users to generate interactive and functional objects simply by describing what they want in natural language. The new feature, currently available in beta, represents a significant […]
Madrid.- Former lieutenant colonel of the Civil Guard Antonio Tejero, who led the attempted coup d'état of February 23, 1981 in Spain, died this Wednesday at the age of 93, confirmed the law firm representing his family. The death of Tejero, which took place in the Valencian town of Alzira (east), occurred two days after […]
Havana.- The Border Guard Troop of Cuba killed four crew members of a speedboat from the US this Wednesday who did not obey when ordered to stop in territorial waters and opened fire on the police vessel, reported the Ministry of the Interior (Minint). The official statement, replicated in several state media outlets, also indicated […]
Juiz de Fora (Brazil).- The number of deaths caused by the rains battering the southeast of Brazil rose to 46 in the state of Minas Gerais, while rescue teams are searching for 21 missing people, official sources reported this Wednesday. Firefighters found the bodies of 15 people between last night and this Wednesday afternoon in […]
Santiago de Chile.- The Chilean Ministry of Health reported this Wednesday that the number of deaths from the explosion last Thursday of a truck carrying liquefied gas increased to twelve. Regarding the nine people who are still hospitalized, the authorities detailed that five "remain stable within their severity and still at vital risk," while another […]
Lima.- Economist Denisse Miralles was sworn in this Tuesday as the new President of the Congress of Ministers of the Government of transition of Peru, which is chaired by the leftist congressman José Balcázar, despite the fact that it had been officially announced that this position was going to be occupied by the also economist […]
Communicator Vitaly Sánchez categorically rejected the proposal to face her ex-friend Jenn Quezada in a boxing ring during the show organized by Santiago Matías, scheduled to be held at the Agganis Arena this Saturday, February 28th. The proposal was made during the broadcast of Alofoke Radio Show, where the businessman offered Sánchez the sum of […]
The multi-award-winning Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Pedro Capó announces that you can now pre-save his new album, "En Vivo Desde el Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot", recorded in the emblematic venue of San Juan, Puerto Rico. This album will be available on March 13th on all digital platforms. This project captures the energy, emotion, […]
Santo Domingo, RD-. The Association of Art Journalists (Acroarte) announced this Tuesday Nashla Bogaert, Juan Carlos Pichardo and Carlos Sánchez as presenters of the forty-first edition of the Soberano Awards 2026. The announcement was made through the official accounts of the award on social media. These three figures of Dominican entertainment will join the official […]
The Mexican singer Christian Nodal lashed out at his ex-partner, the also artist Cazzu, for her reaction to the controversy generated by the song Rosita, performed by Tainy, Rauw Alejandro and JHAYCO, where they created a verse inspired by him and how quickly he "fell in love and married Ángela Aguilar." In an extensive message […]
A night to feel, remember and celebrate the music of one of the great icons of rock in Spanish. Santo Domingo. The iconic Latin American singer-songwriter Beto Cuevas, one of the most influential voices in Spanish rock, returns to the Dominican Republic with his highly anticipated show “Beto Cuevas – Acoustic”, next Saturday, May 23, […]
Although the Central Electoral Board has not officially kicked off the presidential pre-campaign for 2028, the Dominican political scene shows unequivocal signs of early activation. The main parties are moving as if the contest were underway, multiplying events, refining speeches and appealing to polls to legitimize positions, in a context where public opinion is beginning […]
A country can ignite from a chat: WhatsApp sets the agenda before the media. A single forward surpasses any headline. In the digital age, the real information crisis doesn't ignite in the newsrooms of a media outlet, nor on the front pages of newspapers: it begins in a simple WhatsApp chat. Before any media outlet […]
In the Dominican Republic, presidents don't fall because of the opposition. They fall because of something more intimate and devastating: their own family. When corruption shares the same last name as the presidential band, it ceases to be a case and becomes a sentence. It's not a contract that is judged: it's the entire credibility […]
In 2015, an internal crisis within the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) forced the leadership of that organization to promote a constitutional reform to enable President Danilo Medina, who had been elected in 2012 through a constitution that prohibited consecutive re-election. Medina was eligible to try to return in 2020, that is, after a period, a […]
For days, Leonardo Aguilera has been the target of a campaign as evidently coordinated as it is poorly executed. Defamation, slander, and half-truths circulate on networks and certain media with suspicious synchronicity. Who's sending them? Who's biting their nails? The formula is old: fabricate scandals where they don't exist, repeat lies until they seem like […]
The president of the Board of Directors of the National Commission for the Defense of Competition (ProCompetencia), María Elena Vásquez Taveras, urged the business community to approach the institution and learn about the tools available to address market distortions, unjustified barriers to trade, and practices that limit fair competition. He affirmed that, beyond sanctions, which […]
Washington.- The ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that has forced the Government of President Donald Trump to not impose tariffs under an economic emergency law reverses the additional levies with which countries that supply crude oil to Cuba were penalized, although it does not prohibit future punishments and surrounds with uncertainty Washington's current pressure […]
41.8% of Dominicans expressed that the economic situation of their household has improved in recent months, according to the first Markestrategia survey conducted this year. While 31.5% state that their situation remains the same, 25.9% believe it has worsened, and only 0.8% responded that they do not know. "For you, the economic situation of your […]
Santo Domingo.- The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) reported this Friday that starting February 24th, the new 2000 pesos banknotes, year 2025, will be in circulation. These banknotes, whose manufacture was ordered through an international public tender in May 2025, contain the same security features as the 2000 pesos banknotes currently in circulation, […]
U.S. President Donald Trump announced this Friday that he will impose a general global tariff of 10%, as part of the set of trade powers, known as section 122. Also, Trump mentioned that he would use another set of powers, called section 301, to initiate unfair trade practices, which could result in additional tariffs. "Effective […]
Madrid, Spain.- Dominican journalist Cristian Santana presented a new installment of his program Sabor de la Calle, this time broadcasting from the city of Madrid, where he toured some of the most emblematic gastronomic points of the Spanish capital, combining local tradition with the authentic flavor of the Dominican community abroad. During the tour, Santana […]
Miami, Florida. — In a context where artificial intelligence redefines competitiveness globally, Dominican Jack Mateo, developed a strategic agenda at the Miami Dade College (MDC), focused on training in AI applied to the business sector. The AI expert held a meeting with Pedro Santos, Executive Director of Emerging Technologies at MDC, in which initiatives aimed […]
Santo Domingo. – The General Directorate of Livestock, headed by its director, Abel Madera, made a solemn floral offering at the Altar de la Patria, as part of the commemorative acts of the 182nd anniversary of the National Independence. The ceremony was held in honor of the Founding Fathers: Juan Pablo Duarte, Francisco del Rosario […]
A sleep specialist assures that intimacy before bed can promote a deeper and more restorative rest. According to the specialist, if a person has difficulty falling asleep, having sex before sleeping could help them relax and sleep better during the night. The benefit is not solely due to physical effort. When intimacy occurs with someone […]
Santo Domingo.– Considered by many Dominican women as the “crush” of Dominican politics, the senator of the National District, Omar Fernández, set social media on fire this Valentine's Day by sharing a romantic message with his partner. "Chilling on the beach, accompanied by my Valentine, the future Mrs. Fernández", wrote the legislator on his Instagram […]
If anything has been highlighted by the prolonged Haitian crisis, it is the historical debt that the Dominican Republic has with its own border. The provinces that guard that line of more than 390 kilometers not only face the direct consequences of the collapse of the Haitian state, but have also been, for decades, forgotten […]
Without a doubt, the tourism sector represents one of the greatest successes of the governments of President Luis Abinader, an area that he already knew well before his arrival at the Presidency of the Republic, due to his experience as a local businessman. Since his swearing-in in August 2020, the Tourism Cabinet was implemented, coordinated […]
This July 4th, the United States commemorates the 249th anniversary of its independence, a date that marks the beginning of a nation forged in the fight for freedom, civil rights, and self-determination. Since then, this feat has been celebrated in multiple cultural expressions that exalt patriotic pride and the sense of national belonging. However, on […]
Today we proudly and gratefully celebrate the fourth anniversary of De Último Minuto, a project that was born with the firm conviction of transforming the way information is reported in the Dominican Republic. In these four years, we have witnessed —and been protagonists— of a revolution in digital journalism, marked by immediacy, technological innovation, and […]
On the eve of celebrating the fourth anniversary of De Último Minuto, we reaffirm our commitment to innovation, technology and, above all, to you: our readers. We are driven by the constant desire to evolve, to do things differently and to keep up with the times. Therefore, today we present two new products that will […]
Santo Domingo.- The National District City Hall reported this Thursday on an unfortunate incident that occurred in the Ensanche Julieta Morales sector, where a municipal brigade was attacked while trying to stop a construction project that was allegedly being carried out without the corresponding permits.
According to an official statement issued by the institution, the brigade appeared at the site to execute the stoppage of work, in accordance with the protocol established for interventions of this type. However, during the procedure, the members of the municipal team were attacked with stones by a group of workers who were working on the construction site.
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As a result of the aggression, one of the Mayor's Office collaborators was seriously injured in the head, which led to a containment response from the authorities present.
“La situación está siendo investigada con la mayor rigurosidad para establecer las responsabilidades del caso y tomar las medidas correspondientes”, indicó el Ayuntamiento en su comunicado.
Likewise, the Mayor's Office deeply regretted the violent events that occurred and reiterated its commitment to compliance with urban regulations and the safety of both its collaborators and the general public.
Local authorities reiterated that all construction in the National District must have the required legal permits, and warned that they will continue to carry out operations to ensure respect for municipal laws and ordinances.
The Dominican Government, through the Ministries of Energy and Mines and Foreign Affairs (Mirex), announced that it will hold the First International Forum on Rare Earths, a strategic initiative that seeks to position the country in the geopolitical conversation about supply chains of these elements, attract financing, technical allies, among other objectives. When heading a […]
Santo Domingo.— The recent commissioning of the Independencia Avenue corridor has triggered warning signals in the transportation sector, after complaints arose about diversions of units outside the route authorized by the National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (Intrant). According to reports from traditional transport actors, some buses from the corridor are circulating on Mexico […]
The tech startup Nolim Studios announced the official beta launch of Lawgentia, a digital platform that allows users to create, analyze, and adapt legal documents using artificial intelligence specialized in local regulations. The name Lawgentia combines three concepts that define its essence: Law, Gen (Generation), and AI (Artificial Intelligence). The platform precisely represents a new […]
The government of President Luis Abinader highlighted the results presented by the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, which indicate that the Dominican economy registered an average year-on-year increase of 133,915 more people working during the year 2025, raising the average total of employed people to 5,139,951 workers, according to the results of the Continuous […]
Banco Popular Dominicano reported that by the end of 2025, it had financed renewable energy projects for an amount exceeding US$600 million, with an associated installed capacity of 1,000 megawatts (MW), distributed across more than 20 initiatives currently in operation in various regions of the country. These operations include direct financing, syndicated loans, fiduciary structures […]
As part of an aggressive plan aimed at strengthening infrastructure, the Unified Council of Electricity Distribution Companies (CUED) highlighted that 67 electrical substations of Edesur, Edenorte and Edeeste have been intervened, with an investment of RD$1.488 billion, which has impacted 1,625,803 customers, improving the quality of service and stability in the distribution networks. The CUED, […]
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